I was looking up something and was reminded of this 2017 incident. I sent a new collector a Constantine I coin. It looked like this-- [ATTACH]...
The coin just arrived and it is much nicer in hand...very pleased to add it to my trays. [ATTACH] Constantius I A.D. 296- 297 Ӕ follis...
If you are worried about oils from your hands (which you really shouldn't be unless you have some excessively greasy fingers) a short soak in...
hot from USPS via Germany [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 313 Ӕ follis 23mm 3.2g IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate, cuirassed and draped bust...
Constantine I :happy: You can see on this coin his name was FLavius VALerius CONSTANTINVS, Members of Constantine's family started using the name...
That's a nice example for Gallus. I had two that I sold and wish that I had kept the second one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] (seller's pic) Constantius II A.D. 352-355 Ӕ nummus 21mm 3.6g D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG; pearl diademed, draped & cuirassed bust...
a nice thing about this coin was the price...it was cheaper than the shipping!
your second picture looks like it has a casting seam; which would mean it is not genuine. Can you post a pic of the sides? [ATTACH]
This first issue for Constans, age around 10 years old, from Heraclea mistakenly has IVN (Junior) in the obverse legend. Constantine II was the...
From 128 BC. to Marcus Antonius Roma. C. Gargonius, M. Vergilius, Ogulnius. Denarius. 86 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing oak-wreath; below,...
The countermark is TI AV. The theory is that it stands for "Tiberius Claudius Augustus". https://www.romancoins.info/CMK-Caligula.html...
the coin with the blue background [ATTACH] is being sold by eBay fraudster ancientground old ID coinauction12 and alternate roman.land This...
My latest wins. Only three coins shown, maybe I will get lucky. auction description Lot 2862. ROMAN EMPIRE: LOT of 91 Constantinian bronzes,...
The workshop struck the coins. There were 5 workshops for this issue. Identifying which workshop a certain coin came from was for quality control....
for 2 and 3 check out the five nummi of Justinian I-- they are usually 10mm +; but unofficial issues exist in smaller modules.
Distilled water soaks are not very effective. You have to be in for the long haul and do lots of scrubbing. I have soaked coins for over a year...
The BD is still there
Yes, he asked for advice about an ancient coin and you were talking about modern coins. Wrong board...and I see you just followed up talking about...
It looks like Galerius with an obverse of IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG reverse of GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. I can't really make out the exergue; but...
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